Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown

9 reviews

lbelow's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

This is an engaging set of essays from an author that makes me wish she gets every opportunity she dreams of—that place in the writer's room of a TV show, romantic love...to be honest, after reading this book, I feel like she deserves a starring role in a romantic comedy like the ones she loves to watch. Keah Brown is so relatable, funny, honest, humble. This essay collection, spanning topics ranging from music and movies to internalized ableism and suicidal ideation, is a treat. Read it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, and Racism

emilyhv's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Racism

leahkarge's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Self harm, Ableism, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Racism, and Toxic friendship

lauravreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Keah shares her story as a Black woman with Cabral Palsey in today's culture and society. She delves into racism, ableism, representation, and cruelties in society. Her story is very raw and emotional. She is brutally honest, which I feel is super important for a true representation as we all bring down and dismantle stigma in our society. I love how she accepted parts of her past that she was not proud of, she acknowledged her flaws and how she grew from it.

 While I am not super into pop culture at this time, I know that is an integral part of general society and helps shape many of the kids and adolescents today. She brings attention to the power that the media has and the importance of diverse and realistic representation.

My only critique is that it was a bit repetitive. But her message is so important that I truly didn’t mind.

 I have nothing but respect for Keah, I cannot wait to see more of what she makes in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Body shaming, Police brutality, and Racism

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Racism, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

dominic_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is a book of essays, and there were some that I just didn't get into as much. However, I thought Keah had some really brilliant insights around rest, self-acceptance, and jealousy. I really related to some of the things she said about accepting herself and her limitations as a disabled person. I'm also disabled, although my disability is not the same as hers. She also had some really important things to say about how race intersects with disability. Overall, she has some really amazing insights, and this book is definitely worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Racism and Ableism

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

A lot of this was social justice and disability justice 101. The essays were ok, but I think I would have liked them more if I were younger. I appreciate the work that went into this book and the messages within it, however. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

jojo_'s review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Fatphobia

arcinzole's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Really lovely memoir and essay collection. Brown is so open and self-reflective here, it helped me process some of my own self-esteem issues while also (and most importantly) providing insight into how we can build an inclusive society that honors both intersectional identities and rights to privacy.

Only kept from a 5 star for me because, as an entertainment journalist, the author makes a lot of references to TV shows and movies that I didn't really connect with. That's on me, not the book or the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Body shaming, and Racism